Mississippi reports 276 new COVID-19 cases; Lauderdale County adds 4 cases

Gov. Tate Reeves is expanding COVID-19 testing for all Mississippi teachers, he announced during a briefing on Monday.

Teachers will have three testing options: at the Miss. Dept. of Health site at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson; community sites across the state, and sites hosted by rotating teams at county health departments.

Those teams will rotate every two weeks at county health departments, where teachers can drive up and get tested.

Reeves also announced an amended Emergency Telehealth Policy allowing schools without school nurses or school-based clinics to access telehealth services, according to a news release.

Reeves noted improvements in the number of COVID-19 cases, but again urged the public to wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines.

“We’re not where we need to be yet,” he said.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 276 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, for a total of 72,412 cases and 11 additional deaths, for a total of 2,095 deaths statewide. 

Two of the deaths occurred between July 26 and July 27, and were identified from death certificates. 

MSDH reported four new cases in Lauderdale County, for a total of 1,497 cases. No new deaths were reported in Lauderdale County, but 98 deaths have been reported since March. 

There are 174 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in Mississippi’s long-term care facilities as of the latest update. 

MSDH reported 372 cases and 28 deaths in Clarke County, 251 cases and 14 deaths in Kemper County, 1,328 cases and 96 deaths in Neshoba County and 588 cases and 12 deaths in Newton County. 

The health department is planning free COVID-19 testing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Pearl River Resort’s Silver Star Hotel and Casino parking garage. You do not need to have symptoms or an appointment to be tested.  

Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he signed an executive order capping attendance on K-12 extracurricular activities like football and band concerts.

No more than two spectators per participant will be allowed to attend. 

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	669	28	46	12
Alcorn	457	5	10	1
Amite	249	6	14	2
Attala	551	25	90	20
Benton	167	1	2	0
Bolivar	1224	40	71	11
Calhoun	435	9	23	4
Carroll	268	11	45	9
Chickasaw	513	19	36	11
Choctaw	141	4	0	0
Claiborne	414	14	43	9
Clarke	372	28	31	9
Clay	420	14	2	1
Coahoma	830	13	73	2
Copiah	987	30	30	4
Covington	666	16	7	3
De Soto	3913	34	45	7
Forrest	1924	57	104	32
Franklin	153	2	3	1
George	639	10	5	2
Greene	276	13	35	6
Grenada	870	27	80	15
Hancock	432	16	8	4
Harrison	2804	38	148	15
Hinds	5917	129	302	56
Holmes	957	50	97	20
Humphreys	313	12	20	6
Issaquena	28	2	0	0
Itawamba	427	10	46	8
Jackson	2482	47	74	7
Jasper	432	11	1	0
Jefferson	198	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	255	7	3	1
Jones	2002	65	173	35
Kemper	251	14	38	9
Lafayette	1072	21	91	16
Lamar	1297	22	8	3
Lauderdale	1497	98	212	57
Lawrence	342	8	17	1
Leake	813	27	4	0
Lee	1737	43	99	20
Leflore	998	70	184	44
Lincoln	879	45	124	28
Lowndes	1140	42	90	26
Madison	2556	74	214	37
Marion	713	22	47	6
Marshall	770	10	18	2
Monroe	883	55	147	44
Montgomery	369	10	5	3
Neshoba	1328	96	109	36
Newton	588	12	10	1
Noxubee	486	12	17	4
Oktibbeha	1183	42	179	28
Panola	1143	18	9	1
Pearl River	613	42	58	17
Perry	262	8	0	0
Pike	984	38	73	19
Pontotoc	892	9	6	1
Prentiss	498	11	30	3
Quitman	279	1	0	0
Rankin	2437	42	115	11
Scott	1033	21	15	3
Sharkey	219	7	42	6
Simpson	861	36	93	17
Smith	422	13	54	8
Stone	256	6	23	2
Sunflower	1116	29	29	7
Tallahatchie	568	11	9	2
Tate	774	30	33	12
Tippah	443	14	1	0
Tishomingo	476	12	36	5
Tunica	381	9	12	2
Union	772	19	38	11
Walthall	525	22	65	11
Warren	1182	37	99	18
Washington	1818	46	62	15
Wayne	810	21	58	10
Webster	257	13	52	11
Wilkinson	234	14	8	4
Winston	653	18	40	11
Yalobusha	326	10	35	7
Yazoo	891	14	28	3
Total	72,412	2,095	4,411	897